State police arrest East Main Street gas mart owner — again

Three people were charged after selling alcohol beverages to an undercover state police agent Monday night, state police said.

And the busts include one man who has had repeated run-ins with state and federal authorities.

Clerks Kenneth Powell, 16, of Flanders Deli, and Ingrad Moraga, 28, of Garden Deli, both on Flanders Road; as well as Ravinder Parkash, 60, of Shivani Gulf Gas and Food Mart on East Main Street in Riverhead, were each charged with one count of unlawful dealing with a child and one count of prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage, according to a report.

Mr. Parkash and his wife were also arrested in June for running an alleged food stamp scheme out of the same East Main Street gas station market he has owned with his wife, according to reports.

He was also arrested in April 2012 for selling alcohol to a minor, police said.

The charges were in connection with an Underage Drinker Enforcement Detail completed in Riverhead and Southampton towns, police said.